Cleaning and waxing pad.



UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER BING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO MAX MANNEAND LOUIS GOLDSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLEANING AND WAXING PAD.

.SPECIFICATION forming pari'. of Letters Patent No. 715,951, datedDecember 16, 1902.

Application iiled August 25. 1902. Serial No. 120,909. (No model.)

To all whom, it nwty concern:

Beit known that LALEXANDER BING,a subject of the Emperor ofAustria,residing at 749 East Ninth street, cit-y of New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cleaning and Waxing Pads,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvementsv in appliances used for cleaningand waxing laundry and tailors irons; and it consists, principally, inthe construction of a pad which may be closed or folded in compact form.

My invention purposes to obviate the usual eXtra exertion made byraising the iron in one hand while applying the wax with the other; andits further object is to provide a cleaning pad o1" mat in combinationwith the waxing-pad, whereby both articles may be kept convenientlywithin reach.

I n l I u u In describlng the lnvention 1n detail referl ence is had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and inwhich for illustration I have shown my improved pad in an open and in aclosed position.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved cleaningand waXin g pad when opened out fiat. Fig. 2 is an end View, partly insection. Fig. 3 is an end view of my improved cleaning and waxing padwhen closed. Fig. Il is a view of the dish of wax, partly in section.Fig. 5 is a view of the anchor-pin.

A is a backing or cover, of stii material, and maybe made of cardboard,wood, leather, or metal; but in order to avoid the use of hinges orjoints the backing A is preferably made of cardboard or leather.

C is a covering, of mnslin or other suitable material, and is arrangedin layers along the entire length of the backing A.

B is a paper dish containing wax D and is inserted between the layers ofcovering C at I.

.I is a wadding or packing,of cotton or other suitable substance, andmay be quilted between the layers of covering O, as shown at E, or itmay be bound down in any convenient manner. After the insertion of thewadding and the dish of wax the layers of covering C are sewed togetherat K and around the outer edges at L and L. The sewing at these pointsmay also include the backing or cover A, as shown in the drawings at L',or the backing or cover may be pasted to the muslin covering or fastenedby any suitable means. The object of the paper dish B is to prevent thewax D from spreading too rapidly under the inliueuce of the heat of theiron. H, Fig. 5, is a wire sharpened at both ends and bent into the formof a U to make an anchor for the pad. This anchor-pin is fastened to oneend of the pad by the stitching L' and is intended to be pinned into thecloth or pressed into the wood of the ironing-board.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A combined cleaning and waxing pad consisting of a backing covered bylayers of cloth, an interposing layer of cotton quilted between saidlayers of cloth on one side, and an interposing dish of wax between saidlayers of cloth on the other side, and a U-shaped anchor-pin retainedbetween said layers of cloth substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER BING.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. ODONNELL, E. PERCY OBRIEN.

